SuppliedThe High Dials
Into the AM Wilds
Rainbow Quartz
www.thehighdials.net
After releasing their Desert Tribe EP earlier this year and Yestergraves EP more than a year ago, The High Dials have finally followed through with their fifth full-length album, Into the AM Wilds. This album maintains a calming and pensive theme, exuding the psychedelic style of The High Dials.
Into the AM Wilds gives a dreamy feel, exploring the different ups and downs of the subconscious attitude of The High Dials. Their music is consistently dependent upon a drum machine, synths, guitar and vocals. The entire album gives an otherworldly vibe — the track “Afterparty” especially gives this atmosphere. With a certain level of panic and uncertainty, this track presents an air of spontaneity and mysticism. Similar in that style is “Club Stairs,” which uses reverberated dissonant piano chords at a fast tempo to create a surprisingly quick pace for a generally reflective album. More in that spirit are songs earlier in the album, such as “Yestergraves” and “Impossible Things,” which use repetitive dissonances in combination with a melody in a minor key, which help to set a more sobering mood.
Despite their similarity to several other bands in this “indie pop rock” genre, Into the AM Wilds somehow manage to rise above the rest with their music that is fast-paced and catchy, yet cool and collected. Their psychedelic twist makes their music infintely more interesting than the average rock. The High Dials might be well into their career, but they don’t seem to be running out of ideas anytime soon.
